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There are lot of things you need to create a successful economic centre. Skilled workers are crucial. Stable government helps. So does a reliable fair system, low and predictable taxes, a vibrant cultural life, and a network of businesses that feed off one another. But

The head of Britain’s banking lobby group has described France’s campaign to win business from London as highly political and has claimed that French negotiators are refusing to accept that issues such as legality of contracts pose a serious risk to the financial system after

A Parisian charm offensive, designed to lure financial businesses to France in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, appears to have floundered according to commercial property data.
The figures, compiled by property giant JLL, show a dip in leasing activity by finance firms

European markets have followed Asian markets lower on Tuesday as investors continued to dump shares.
London, Frankfurt and Paris all fell sharply at the open with losses of up to 3%, before recovering some ground. In the US overnight the Dow lost 4.6%.
Japan's Nikkei 225 closed

Government papers leaked to Buzzfeed have today revealed that the UK may be worse off no matter what Brexit deal is reached with the EU.
The papers indicate that under a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU, the UK economy would be 5% lower over the

Frankfurt and Paris are set to see a trickle rather than a wave of London bankers arrive in 2018, with the prospect of a softer Brexit discouraging them from leaving Britain immediately, executives and lobbyists say.
Both cities had been positioned to benefit as Britain prepares